Wildlife Photography for Teenagers
The Wildlife Photography for Teenagers workshop is a photography experience for children, aged 12-15 years. This photography workshop offers the children and their guardian to learn different aspects of photography; covering technical aspects like exposure and focus settings as well as composition of images plus how to approach taking photos of wildlife in captivity (as they will do during the photography workshop) and in the natural habitat areas.
Pygmy Marmoset
As with all our photography workshops, the teenagers will of course
- Have the option to take a 30-minutes Online Photography Session prior to the photography workshop,
- Have access to support with setting up their cameras and any photography related questions throughout the workshop,
- Be able to learn about the animals, they photograph and gaining a better understanding about the animals behaviour and how this can help in getting better images.
Ostrich
The Wildlife Photography for Teenagers workshop has a duration of 5 hours (9:30 – 14:30) and will cost £167.50 per participant. The price covers the entrance fee for both, the teenaged participant and the guardian. Furthermore, it includes a donation of 45% to the Colchester Zoological Society (this goes fully to wildlife conservation projects) , a 30-minutes Online Photography Session, guidance around the animal enclosures of the participants’ choice as well as one-to-one advice on any photography questions plus snack vouchers (a contribution towards lunch for both; child participant and guardian).
Covered by the photography workshop fee is also that participants will become members of Big Cat & Nature Photography for one year. The membership scheme with Big Cat & Nature Photography provides participants on our Wildlife Photography for Teenagers workshop with a range of benefits from discounts when booking future events to access to Hints & Tips in our Members’ Zone and more. For more details please visit our Membership page (by clicking on the highlighted term).
Komodo Dragon
The following dates for the Wildlife Photography for Teenagers workshop at the Colchester Zoological Society are scheduled in 2025:
18 October 2025 (Saturday) - spaces available
22 November 2025 (Saturday) - spaces available
(As in previous years, we will add further dates, if required)
Spider Monkeys
Below is a sample itinerary for our Wildlife Photography for Teenagers workshop:
9:30 Meeting in the zoo’s entrance building
9:40 Amur Leopards
10:00 Meerkats and Baboons
10:20 Lion and Fennec Fox
11:00 Elephants and other African wildlife species
11:45 Lunch Break
12:30 Red Pandas
13:00 Tigers
13:45 Wolves and Cheetahs
14:30 Finish
This itinerary is only an example as we aim to enable the children to photograph their favourite animals or respectively species, which support their school project work.9:40 Amur Leopards
10:00 Meerkats and Baboons
10:20 Lion and Fennec Fox
11:00 Elephants and other African wildlife species
11:45 Lunch Break
12:30 Red Pandas
13:00 Tigers
13:45 Wolves and Cheetahs
14:30 Finish
Feedback from participants on previous Zoo Photography for Children workshops:
By Katie Long:
"Hi Barbara, James and Thomas had a fantastic day on 23rd March 2019 at Colchester zoo with you. We had never been to Colchester before, but it is a lovely zoo we will be returning to again. The experience you gave them was wonderful, your patience with children getting to grips with their cameras was wonderful and very educational, not only in terms of the camera but also your knowledge of the animals they were photographing which gave it a very personal touch. Thank you for a wonderful afternoon and a wonderful experience in getting so close to the animals. Thank you once again. Katie, Simon, James and Thomas."
You can book your child’s space by completing the form at the end of this page. Provided it is not indicated above that there are no spaces or only 1 or 2 spaces available for the photography workshop of your choice, you can proceed to our online shop via the 'Payment Link' (in the green message box that comes up after you have submitted the booking form) to pay either the deposit or the full fee from there (the full fee is required when buying a gift voucher or when booking 4 weeks or less prior to the photography workshop date). For more details about the booking process, please check our Terms and Conditions.
Please read also the Entry Terms & Conditions of Colchester Zoological Society.
If you are not sure about what date would suit your child and you best, or you would like to get a space on the Wildlife Photography for Teenagers workshop for a friend or family member, you can also buy a gift voucher and agree the photography workshop date at a later stage.
Please contact us via info@bigcatphotography.co.uk, if you have any questions.